Coalition Delays Action on Key Liquor Tax Bill
A Richmond budget coalition delays a vote on a 10 percent liquor tax bill by Del. Robert Whitehead until it sees Finance Committee actions this afternoon. The move aligns with allied cigarette and beer tax proposals as lawmakers await a clearer path to approval.
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Del
Robert Whitehead
Nelson County
Finance Committee
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Senate
del. Howard H. Adams
House Appropriations Committee
Adams
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Almond
House Finance
House Appropriations
Almer Ames Jr
Stormy Midwest snow and new New Mexico storm hit region
Snow continued across the Midwest with heavy accumulations in Missouri Iowa and Nebraska and up to four inches near Chicago. A new storm struck New Mexico with strong winds and snow spreading across the northern half of the state while flurries were reported in the Rockies Great Lakes and Northeast.
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Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Yiser
Oklahoma
Okotas
New Mexico
Rockies
Montana
Great Lakes
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Upper New York
New England
Mail delay frustrates reader awaiting package in Harrisonburg
A Greenwall Ave resident ordered a parcel on December 26 and was told it would arrive in two weeks. The package mailed January 11 finally arrived February 23 after six weeks, a letter, a phone call, and two trips. its current location remains unknown. A drive-in crowd picnic occurred at the ticket booth amid last week’s storm.
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Harrisonburg
Walter Frye
Greenwall Ave
Mie
Bananas Spill After Trailer Rolls on Freeway
A trailer carrying 34 500 pounds of bananas overturned on the San Bernardino Freeway near downtown Los Angeles after a tire blowout. Driver Leonard Collins says the rig struck a guard rail. he was unhurt and the trailer narrowly avoided crashing into vehicles below.
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San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Leonard Collins
Collins
King and Queen of Denmark to Visit the United States
The King and Queen of Denmark will pay a state visit to the United States next October. They accepted an invitation from President Eisenhower to come early in the month. During their stay they will inaugurate the Danish exhibition The Arts of Denmark in New York City.
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Denmark
United States
White House
Ik IX
Ingrid
Eisenhower
New York City
Elvis Presley Won't Change Singing Style After Army
Elvis Presley says no change to his singing style when he leaves civilian life, citing pride in his Army service and plans to return to Memphis. He has just earned sergeant’s stripes with an armored division in Friedberg and will rehearse for Sinatra’s TV show in Hollywood before pre recording for a film The GI Blues. Public notice lists local business ads and services.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
Elvis Presley
Presley
Elvis
Friedberg
Memphis
Tenn
Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Dixie Forces Will Employ Filibuster
In Washington the Dixie forces in the Senate announced plans to use filibuster tactics to oppose new civil rights legislation. Sen. Richard B. Russell said Thursday would start the effort to block unanimous consent and stall other business.
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D-Ga
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Jacob K. Javits
R-Ny
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Javits
Douglas
Eisenhower
Allen J. Ellender
D--La
John Sparkman
Ala
Sparkman
Negro and White Youths Clash in Chattanooga Slugfest
In Chattanooga Tennessee police halted a downtown clash as 11 whites and one black were arrested near a segregated lunch counter sit in. Police chief Ed Brown mobilized 250 officers and four auxiliaries to restore order and guard schools.
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Tenn
Ed Brown
Brown
North Carolina
Richmond
Greensboro
N.C
Winston-Salem
F. W. Woolworth Co
Georgia
Eugene Cook
Ku Klux Klan
Supreme Court to Hear Bus Station Restaurant Case
The Supreme Court will hear Bruce Boynton’s appeal over a Richmond private restaurant in a Trailways terminal denying Negro travelers service. Boynton was fined $10 after leaving the white section. he argues the arrest violated interstate commerce and the 14th Amendment. The decision could affect interstate travel rights and desegregation.
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Washington
Bruce Boynton
Richmond
Trailways Bus Terminal, Inc
Boynton
Selma
Ala
Howard University
Bus Terminal Restaurant
Atty. Gen
A. S. Harrison Jr
Virginia
Variaaace
United Mineworkers
Benedict Coal Corp
Lee County
Benedict
FBI Special Agent to Address Winchester Police Banquet
A. Glenwood Gilliland, FBI special agent, will speak at the Winchester Police Department annual banquet at the George Washington Hotel tomorrow evening. About 165 people are expected. dinner starts at 7 p.m. Mayor Claude Smalts Jr. will be toastmaster, Rep. Burr Harrison will introduce Gilliland, and Handley High School Vivace Club will provide entertainment. Gilliland, a Missouri native and Kansas University Law graduate, has served 20 years in the FBI and now trains in the National Academy program.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Winchester Police Department
George Washington Hotel
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Burr P. Harrison
Gilliland
Handley High School
J. Thomas Boyd
Missouri
Unversity of
Kansas
Cameron
F.B.I
Ate
Bureau
F.B.I. National Academy
Continued Through This Week Final Clearance on Winter Merchandise
Retail notice advertises final clearance on winter merchandise at a Virginia shop. It highlights great values on children's wear and girls apparel with a limited time offer continuing through the week.
Record crowds greet Eisenhower visit in Rio de Janeiro
President Eisenhower rode amid vast cheers and confetti through Rio de Janeiro after a reception at the Naval Ministry. He urged peace and global action against disease and poverty. Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek praised the visit as a sign of strong ties between nations.
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U. S
Brazilia
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Fidel
Fidel Castro
Navy Ministry
Rio
United States
North America
Kubitschek
Galeno
Dragging River Search For Ruth Fuller Called Off
Clarke County Game Warden Blake Denny says Shenandoah River dragging for missing Ruth Fuller is paused until water returns to normal levels about three feet above normal. State Trooper H K Malbon reports the sighting was a local resident. fire squads assisted with five boats and 15 crew members.
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Shenandoah River
Ruth Fuller
Clarke County
Blake Denny
H. K. Malbon
Winchester
Rt. 7
Serre
Setten
Denny
Independent
Charles Town
Front Royal
Titan Missile Flies Longest Test Boosting 5000 Miles
Cape Canaveral Fla AP reports the intercontinental Titan missile completed its longest range test flight with a dummy warhead reaching nearly 5000 miles to an ocean target. The Air Force called the test successful as part of extended range flight program.
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Fla
Titan
Air Force
Shes
60 Pigeons Fall Dead From Ledge
About 60 pigeons fell dead in New York City on a Tuesday after feeding on fertilizer on Battery Park grass. Officials linked the mass death to the pesticide laced grass in the nandal district.
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Nandal
Battery Park
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